Indeed, kente represents a significant cultural symbol that seems to bring Ghanaians together as one people. Traditionally, Kente was worn by royalty and during significant ceremonies. Each colour ...
Kente, Ghana’s famous hand-woven cloth has become the best-known and most widely recognized of all African textiles. For Ghanaians, kente cloth epitomizes the finest creativity; far transcending ...
Before diving into African-inspired weaving, make sure you have a solid grasp of weaving fundamentals. This involves getting ...
Vinay Hiremath, the co-founder of Loom, wrote a long blog detailing his insecurities after suddenly getting rich. The Indian-origin entrepreneur sold his startup Loom to Atlassian for $975 million ...
This is Nana Amma Konadu Yiadom Prempeh, a BBC Journalist, and the brain behind Ghana's first Kente documentary, the 'Importance of Kente to Ghanaians and Black Africans'.
UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The famous material comes from the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana and dates back to ...
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity contracted further in December, with a measure of factory output dropping to the lowest level in more than 4-1/2 years amid worries that ...
OTTAWA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The abrupt resignation of Canada's finance minister leaves the government adrift less than a month before the inauguration of a new U.S. administration that could impose ...
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The Los Angeles City Council is considering cracking down on the sale of nitrous oxide — known as laughing gas, which is typically administered by anesthesiologists as a short-acting sedative.
In the midst of these major political developments, a significant cultural achievement has graced our national narrative: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO ...